Muxia

We spent two days in Muxia. On day one we left our anchorage very quickly after breakfast. I don't think we had even finished our morning cup of tea yet. Why? Because it looked like there was going to be a small rainless window we wanted to take advantage of! We were able to do so for almost the full hour it took us to get the anchor up and motor to the other side of the bay. Just before entering the marina of Muxia it started raining again. Luckily we were prepared in our full on sailing gear.

Tim treated us to a delicious lunch on a (covered) terrace downtown. We tried Galician style pulpo (squid) which was delicious among some other raciones. At the end of our lunch the weather started to get a bit better! We took this moment to walk to the Santuario de la Virgen de la Barca.

"According to local legends, the apostle James had been preaching the gospel in Hispania without apparent success and, demoralized, thought he would give up. At that moment, while he was praying at the spot where the temple stands today, a stone boat appeared in the sea and in it was Mary who consoled him, encouraged him and ended his mission in that place, asking him to return to Jerusalem. Later he left the remains of the boat in place, which are rocks with peculiar shapes that are found in front of the temple" (Wikipedia).

On day two we did some boat jobs. Bart and Tim replaced the diesel and oil filters. As a result they also had to vent the engine. Which after some struggles with one nut (bout) also worked out well! To recover from the hard work Tim treated us to another delicious lunch❤️! Afterwards the sun delighted us with her presence and we enjoyed a lovely evening and night on our Nimrod.Leggi altro